FUNDRAISER FOR ROSE LOWERY, CHOIR DIRECTOR AT ROSARY CHAPEL, TO HELP WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES
ROSE FELL IN MAY 2016 AND SUFFERED A LIFE ALTERING EVENT
CHILI AND SOUP DINNER
DONATION: $10

Friday, December 2, at 12:30 p.m., County Judge-Executive Bob Leeper will light the McCracken County Christmas Tree in the courthouse rotunda. Students from Lone Oak Intermediate School will provide holiday music. A reception will follow. The McCracken County Civic Beautification Board invites the public to attend.

Candlelight walk ending with a program at Washington Street Baptist Church in recognition of World AIDS Day. Sponsored by Heartland CARES, Inc.

Balloon release and short program marking World AIDS Day. Sponsored by Heartland CARES.

We are having a tree lighting ceremony on Thursday December 1st at 6pm to light our ‘purple’ Tree of Hope to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. We are selling hand decorated ornaments with a $25 donation or more. I have attached the flyer and would appreciate if you could help us get the word out so that we can send in a sizable donation for such a great cause! Thank you for your time and feel free to attend our first annual event

The Season of Honor: Caring for the Caregiver Support Group will meet on Monday, December 5, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Paducah in the Fellowship Hall, Entry 5 across from Keiler Park. The topic will be “As You Think, So Are You.” The presenter will be Judith Ervin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Jackson Purchase Medical Associates.

ORDER OF ADVENT WALK:
-St. Francis de Sales Catholic
-Grace Episcopal
-First Presbyterian
-Broadway United Methodist
-Washington Street Baptist (reception to follow at Washington Street Baptist)
All are invited to join this Advent celebration as we pray together in each of these five downtown Paducah churches, processing between them. There is limited bus space available, if needed. To take advantage of this, please park in the courthouse parking lot by 3:30pm.

The Paducah Tilghman High School Choral Department presents the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, winner of six Tony Awards and named Best Musical of 2002. Step back in time to the Roaring Twenties and follow Millie as she moves from Kansas to New York City, determined to become a “modern woman,” complete with bobbed hair, raised hemlines, careers, and new rules on relationships. Come enjoy this Jazz-Age, tap-dancing musical directed by Matt Hinz and Al Knudsen and starring a cast of Tilghman students and a live professional orchestra at the Paducah Tilghman High School Auditorium. SHOWTIMES are Saturday, November 19 at 2:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m. This is a great show for all generations of a family to attend together. Tickets are only $5, $10, and $15. Get your reserved seating online at www.showtix4u.com. Tickets also available at t

The topic for the November meeting is "How Do I Care for Myself, the Caregiver? Self-care is as crucial as providing care for our loved ones. Learn some warning signs of emotional overload and discuss techniques to "C.O.P.E." The presenter will be Cheryl Heavrin, M.A.Ed, LPCC.

Murray State’s Department of History will host this year’s “Roots 7” concert Tuesday, November 15th in MSU’s Lovett Auditorium, featuring Derek Hoke performing his original brand of Country, Blues and Swing and great bluegrass with the award winning Kenny & Amanda Smith Band. Admission is free, but canned goods for Need Line are requested.

The Paducah Tilghman High School Choral Department presents the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, winner of six Tony Awards and named Best Musical of 2002. Step back in time to the Roaring Twenties and follow Millie as she moves from Kansas to New York City, determined to become a “modern woman,” complete with bobbed hair, raised hemlines, careers, and new rules on relationships. Come enjoy this Jazz-Age, tap-dancing musical directed by Matt Hinz and Al Knudsen and starring a cast of Tilghman students and a live professional orchestra at the Paducah Tilghman High School Auditorium. SHOWTIMES are Saturday, November 19 at 2:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m. This is a great show for all generations of a family to attend together. Tickets are only $5, $10, and $15. Get your reserved seating online at www.showtix4u.com. Tickets also available at t

St. John Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar
Saturday, November 12th
10am-3pm
St. John Knights of Columbus Hall
6725 US Hwy 45 South Paducah, Ky
over 40 vendors of Holiday crafts, baked goods, jewelry, and more!

Come enjoy our annual bazaar with gift baskets, crafts, and homemade food items for sale.Brunch includes breakfast casserole, fruit, pastry and coffee.Brunch reservations are available to persons buying advance tickets.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from P.E.O. members. Present your ticket to receive brunch. Shopping is open to the public. No ticket required.
P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization to promote education of women worldwide.

Secondhand Street Band, from New Orleans, plays traditional jazz and funk. Singer/Songwriter/Storyteller Ryan Brewer opens the show at 9pm. SHSB takes the stage at 10pm. You won't want to miss it!

Shop for the latest Fall Fashions and enjoy light refreshments while supporting a great cause! 10% of pre-tax sales will be donated to Cassidy's Cause.

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When I saw the ad for an Artist Relocation Program in Paducah, Kentucky, my wife and I were living on a farm in Maryland,
contemplating retirement. After 17 years of rural living I was ready for sidewalks and community. We decided to visit Paducah
to see what it had to offer. Lower Town was described as a once elegant neighborhood of lovely Victorian homes that had fallen
on hard times, and many of them in disrepair were available for restoration. Although the neighborhood was on the National
Register of Historic Places, it was zoned for light retail, so artists could sell their work from a home studio or gallery.
If property values increased they would be the beneficiaries, all very appealing to an artist.

We chose to visit in January, when urban blemishes are most evident. We drove from the Nashville airport and arrived in early
evening darkness. Conversation ceased, replaced by silent anxiety and skepticism as we passed the cement plant and the large
fuel tanks on Hwy. 60 just south of downtown. I thought to myself, "What on earth are we doing here," certain that Patience
was thinking the same thing. Our anxiety was heightened by a bit of confusion caused by my poor navigating; I thought we were
entering from the west side (Park Avenue), and drove through town twice before figuring this out. We had reservations at the
Harbor Plaza B&B, and by the time we turned onto Broadway we were both a bit stressed.

A quiet downtown street illuminated by festive Christmas lights and lined with lovely turn of the century buildings greeted
us. I loved it! We located the B&B and Beverly, our delightful hostess, led us to our room, a warm and wondrous highly Victorian
cocoon that eliminated the last remnants of our anxieties. Next on our agenda was dinner, and for this we walked to the end
of the block to Jeremiah's, where we enjoyed our first meal in Paducah. When we asked for a non-smoking section, the hostess
said no problem, seating us at a nearby table; she simply removed the ashtray.

We had plans to meet the program director and the mayor in the morning for breakfast, but Patience is convinced that as soon
as we drove down Broadway she knew we would be moving to Paducah.

After breakfast we saw Lower Town, as it was in January 2001, and it was not very attractive. Oh there were some lovely homes
in a few of the blocks that managed to escape the blight that overtook the rest of the neighborhood, but for the most part
I was impressed more by the devastation than by the potential for change. I could not imagine "fixing up" buildings with half
their roofs missing. There were indeed some gracious Victorian homes, but they were scattered about between the less than
desirable structures. By lunch time the charm of downtown Broadway was being seriously dampened by the tour of Lower Town.

Joining us for lunch at Whaler's Catch were Gerry Montgomery, Rosemarie Steele, and Buz Smith. (It has been too long for me
to trust my ailing memory, so my apologies if I've left someone un-named.) Later we met the directors of the River Discovery
Center, the Quilt Museum, the Yeiser Art Center, and the Market House Theatre. Everyone's enthusiasm and excitement about
Paducah and their vision for the city and the Artist Relocation Program was contagious. I could feel the energy as they spoke
about the work in progress on the Carson Center, the new River Discovery Center, and Maiden Alley Cinema. I was convinced
that Paducah was blessed with forward-thinking, energetic leaders who were willing to push against conventional boundaries,
and that is what sold me on the city. The promise of an artist community in Lower Town was attractive, but in my mind, the
selling point was the vision and the energy demonstrated by the people we met. In making a commitment to the Relocation Program,
I knew it guaranteed me nothing but the opportunity to pursue my dreams.

Mayor Kaler said it best in a conversation we had shortly after I opened my gallery in the fall of 2002. She described Paducah
as "a city that lives larger than it is," and that is still the spirit that makes me proud to say I live in Paducah.

William and Patience Renzulli, and their nine whippets, moved into their home at 803 Madison Street 12 years ago.